V.g.clements (Contractors) Limited
Registered name: V.G.CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
Part of VGC Group Limited groupV.g.clements (Contractors) Limited made £122m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
V.g.clements (Contractors) Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £122m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.7m profit and 1,334 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Ruislip; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ruislip, London
- Age
- 66 yrs · since 1960
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £112m | £122m |
| Cost of sales | £100m | £111m |
| Gross profit | £11.9m | £10.6m |
| Operating profit | £2.1m | £2.1m |
| Profit before tax | £2.3m | £2.3m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £1.7m |
| Staff costs | £80.2m | £94.8m |
| Employees (average) | 1,207 | 1,334 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Gross margin | 10.6% | 8.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £92.9k | £91.4k |
| Profit per employee | £1.5k | £1.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼5.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £15m | £10.5m |
| Net assets | £10.4m | £11.9m |
| Fixed assets | £106k | £161k |
| Current assets | £29.6m | £35m |
| Debtors | £12.4m | £18.8m |
| Deferred income | £241k | £1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 8.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £91.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.4%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲15%
- Now £11.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼30%
- Now £10.5m
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 1,334
- Deferred income
- ▲327%
- Now £1m
- Fixed assets
- ▲52%
- Now £161k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- VGC Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- V.g.clements (Contractors) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Careerforces LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Cole Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- V.G. Clements LimitedFigures not disclosed
- V.G.C. Construction LimitedFigures not disclosed
- VGC Personnel LimitedFigures not disclosed
- VGC Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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